Mark Mitchell (born May 2, 1968) is an American retired competitive

figure skater Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, pairs, or groups perform on figure skates on ice. It was the first winter sport to be included in the Olympic Games, when contested at the 1908 Olympics in London. The Olympic disciplines are me ...

. He is a three-time medalist at the

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and placed as high as fourth at the

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(in 1993). He currently works as a coach and choreographer in

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with Peter Johansson.

Biography

Skating career

Mitchell was the 1986 U.S. Junior National Champion. He won the bronze medal at the 1990

, but was not named to the World team, despite the U.S. having three spots to that competition. Instead, a medical bye was given to

Christopher Bowman Christopher Nicol Bowman (March 30, 1967 – January 10, 2008) was an American figure skater. He was a two-time World medalist (silver in 1989, bronze in 1990), the 1983 World Junior champion, and a two-time U.S. national champion. He compete ...

who withdrew from the competition with a back injury. Mitchell finished 4th at the 1991

, again just missing a spot on the World team. In 1992, he won a bronze medal at the

. The US had three spots for the team to the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

. However, Mitchell was not placed on the team due to a medical bye given to

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. Mitchell competed at the 1992

, where he placed 5th, ahead of Eldredge. In 1993, he finished 2nd at the

, and was selected for the World team. At Worlds, he received a perfect score of 6.0 for presentation in his short program, and was in 2nd place after this portion of the competition behind

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. In the free skate, he fell to 4th place overall, and as a result, the United States had two skater slots for the

1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held fro ...

because the rules at that time required a country to medal at the previous year's World Championships to have three slots to the Olympics. This rule has since been amended. After the 1993 Worlds, Mitchell moved to

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to train with

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. Mitchell was vocal in his opposition to the reinstatement of professionals, such as

Brian Boitano Brian Anthony Boitano (born October 22, 1963) is an American figure skater from Sunnyvale, California. He is the 1988 Olympic champion, the 1986 and 1988 World Champion, and the 1985–1988 U.S. National Champion. He turned professional foll ...

. Subsequently, at the 1994

he fell to 5th place and did not qualify for the 1994 Olympics. Mitchell turned professional following the 1993–1994 season. Throughout his amateur and professional career, Mitchell toured with

Champions on Ice Champions on Ice was a touring ice show in the United States. The show featured a large cast of both professional and Olympic-eligible figure skaters along with novelty acts such as skating acrobats. The shows were focused primarily on solo per ...

Coaching career

Mitchell currently works as a coach with former Swedish national champion Peter Johansson at the

Skating Club of Boston The Skating Club of Boston is a not-for-profit figure skating club based in Norwood, Massachusetts. Founded in 1912, it is one of the oldest skating clubs in the United States, and a founding member of U.S. Figure Skating, the governing body for ...

. Their students include 2012 Skate America Silver Medalist

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, 2010 U.S. National Junior Silver Medalist

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, 2007 World Junior champion

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, 2008 Eastern Sectional champion

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, 2007 US National junior pewter medalist

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, 2007 Eastern Sectional champion

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, two time Junior Grand Prix gold medalist

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, 2008 US National junior bronze medalist Brittney Rizo, 2007 Canadian Junior Champion Dana Zhalko-Tytarenko, and 2009 US National Junior Champion

Ross Miner Ross Miner (born January 24, 1991) is an American skating coach and retired competitive figure skater. He is the 2012 Four Continents bronze medalist, 2009 JGP Final bronze medalist, 2013 and 2018 U.S. national silver medalist and 2009 U.S. j ...

. They formerly coached 2003 U.S. pewter medalist Scott Smith, 2007 US National silver medalist

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, 2004 US National Junior silver medalist

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, 2003 US National Novice bronze medalist Jessica Houston, and 2003 US National Junior Champion Erica Archambault. Mitchell and Johansson were the 2003, 2006, and 2007

USFSA U.S. Figure Skating is the national governing body for the sport of figure skating in the United States. It is recognized as such by the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee "USOPC" under the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act an ...

/PSA Developmental Coaches of the Year and the 2006 USOC Developmental Coaches of the Year.Welcome to U.S. Figure Skating
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Competitive highlights

References

The Inside Edge with Sarah and Drew: Side by SideRinkside at the U.S. Championships, Part 5- Mitchell, Johansson busy by the boards in ClevelandResults

External links

Skating Club of Boston
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Mark Living people American male single skaters American figure skating coaches Figure skating choreographers 1968 births Figure skaters from Boston Sportspeople from Connecticut American Olympic coaches